frends should be spelt : FRENDS.

Originally posted by stocken
Hmmm, I find it quite easy to read. I guess this is not true for everyone. I tend to see each word as a whole, so the first time I read a text (in swedish) about this, I didn't even realize it was horribly wrong until at least a sentence into the text.

Wow. I seldom manage to read over a misspelt word without noticing it (which causes me to stop for a moment to figure out what it means, so if there are a lot of mistakes, my reading will slow down quite a bit). That's why I find bad spelling so annoying.

Originally posted by Nordlys
Hmmm... If anything, I am hyperlexic, definitely not dyslexic. I still find it a lot more difficult to read than normal writing.

And I should correct myself here. I heard all about this a few years ago and never even questioned it since I really could read the texts without problems. Most of the words I didn't even realize were misspelled at first.

But googling on this I found a page where the author suggests that a text that is truly jumbled may very well be unreadable to just about anyone. The reason being that we tend to forget about short words such as (the, and, see, but) that cannot be jumbled, but which provides clues as to the real meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Also, if really unusual words are used and jumbled, they are very hard to read since the reader aren't familiar with the word in the first place. And when several jumbled words that are not exactly ordinary pops up next to each other it gets even harder to understand because we tend to draw conclusions based on previously written words. So if we read a sentence and there's one word we don't quite understand, we can often derive its meaning based on the rest of the text. But if there are several words in a row that we don't understand, then we won't understand the meaning of the sentence either - leaving us in total confusion.

Finally, it turns out that the study is not from cambridge university at all. And the dyslectic studies* that I was told about? Well, I can't find anything about that.

Which leads me to another interesting psychological phenomenon. How we tend to believe what we hear if we find it plausible enough. Or is that just me? 😳

* Uhm, that would be studies performed on dyslectic people...

Originally posted by Nordlys
Wow. I seldom manage to read over a misspelt word without noticing it (which causes me to stop for a moment to figure out what it means, so if there are a lot of mistakes, my reading will slow down quite a bit). That's why I find bad spelling so annoying.

I have a feeling this might be due to the fact (I think) that as English is my first language and not yours. I read it fine and you might not. My spelling is poor and so I ignore it sometimes, but however I read a lot.

Anyone elses veiws on this find it easy/hard to read?

Originally posted by Will Everitt
Anyone elses veiws on this find it easy/hard to read?

Nordlys is full of crap? 😉

Originally posted by Will Everitt
I have a feeling this might be due to the fact (I think) that as English is my first language and not yours. I read it fine and you might not. My spelling is poor and so I ignore it sometimes, but however I read a lot.

Anyone elses veiws on this find it easy/hard to read?

No, it doesn't have to do with the fact that English isn't my first language. It's the same for me in other languages, including German (my first language). It probably has more to do with focus on details versus holistic thinking. I generally have a tendency to focus on details.

Originally posted by darvlay
Nordlys is full of crap? 😉

Thanks. 😠

Originally posted by Nordlys
No, it doesn't have to do with the fact that English isn't my first language. It's the same for me in other languages, including German (my first language). It probably has more to do with focus on details versus holistic thinking. I generally have a tendency to focus on details.

You a fast reader or a slow one? I just skim words.

Originally posted by Will Everitt
You a fast reader or a slow one? I just skim words.

I am not sure how fast I read compared to others, but probably average or faster than average, as long as there aren't many mistakes.

Edit: I often find mistakes just by skimming a text, too.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I am not sure how fast I read compared to others, but probably average or faster than average, as long as there aren't many mistakes.

Edit: I often find mistakes just by skimming a text, too.

In fact, one could say that you're a much better reader than those of us who keeps missing spelling errors. I mean that as a compliment. 🙂 So you know. 🙂 I don't think you're full of crap.

Originally posted by stocken
In fact, one could say that you're a much better reader than those of us who keeps missing spelling errors. I mean that as a compliment. 🙂 So you know. 🙂 I don't think you're full of crap.

Thanks for that. 🙂 I wouldn't say I am a better or worse reader, rather a different reader. It has advantages and disadvantages.

Originally posted by Nordlys
I wouldn't say I am a better or worse reader, rather a different reader.

How diplomatic of you. 😉

Originally posted by flexmore
will you join me in a boycott of spell checkers and primary school teachers and spell it like it should be spelt : [b] FRENDS[/b]

Another red letter day,
So the pound has dropped and the children are creating,
The other half ran away,
Taking all the cash and leaving you with the lumber,
Got a pain in the chest,
Doctors on strike what you need is a rest

It's not easy love, but you've got friends you can trust,
Friends should be frends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,
Friends should be frends.
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cos friends should be frends right till the end

Now it's a beautiful day,
The postman delivered a letter from your lover,
Only a phone call away,
You tried to track him down but somebody stole his number,
As a matter of fact,
You're getting used to life without him in your way

It's so easy now, cos you got frends you can trust,
Friends should be frends,
When you're in need of love they give you care and attention,
Friends should be frends,
When you're through with life and all hope is lost,
Hold out your hand cos friends should be frends (right till the end)

Originally posted by Bosse de Nage
Nobody knows but Jesus.

I ARE JESUS!

Originally posted by ark13
I ARE JESUS!

I AM WEASEL

Originally posted by Nordlys
Hmmm... If anything, I am hyperlexic, definitely not dyslexic. I still find it a lot more difficult to read than normal writing.

So consider it a challenge to better exercise your mind and move on. There are more important things that can boggle and irritate your perfectionist mind.